ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13909, 21 May 1909, Page 3

ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES

(Jno day this week, a Temuka school buy named L»aby had one ol his legs broken just above the ankle, wline wresiling with another boy.

Per Press Association. WELLINGTOA, Alav 20

Aliss Louisa Chant, aged 4'J years, a .patient in the hospital, died this morning atter chloroform had been administered to her for the purpose of enabling an operation to be performed. Dr. Hardwick Smith (medical superintendent- of the hospital), and Drs. I'aulke and Foster, were present, and did everything in their power to restore animation. Dr. Alacarthur. District Coroner, held an inquest, when it was shown that deceased had been in poor liealth for some time, suffering t'ror.i appendicitis. She was operated on on April Bth, and stood the anaesthetic well. It was then found that the existence of tumours rendered .mother operation imperative. This tooK l .ace this morning, special precautions being taken owing to the patient's. e! k state. Three tumours were removed. Just alter the operation, from sheer * eaknes--. tli" patient's heart ceased t<> beat. A verdict was return.d of death from heart failure, accelerated by the administration of anesthetics for tiie purposes ol an operation which was absolutely necessary.

CFIRISTCUURCH, May 20

James Smart, of Richmond, who was run over by an aerated water cart on April 17th, and sustained severe injuries. died at Papanui Sanatorium today. In his statement- to the police. Smart said that he had been run i vcr bv a motor car, but subsequent iiu'esti"'ations showed that he was mistaken. OA MA RU. -May 21).

A voting man named Thos. Alartin, a tailor, dicd while being conveyed from the football field to-day. lie had complained "f feeling unwell for several da vs. and while playing football hj" struck one of the goal posts _ with his head. He was .removed from the ground, but died shortly afterwards. The doctor who attended him says that death was due to heniorrage of the DUNEDIN. May 20. The adjourned inquest touching the death of Lucy Kingston, a domestic servant, which o'-'-urred at the hospital mi Wednesday. May 12th. wii<_ ci-»tiruid before the Coroner. Mr H. .V. ;ddotvkoii, this afternoon. I.lrs, doss and Rob-'fts gave evidence to the < fie; I that dcceased*~died of septir- poisoning, apparentlv caused by miscarria're. Annie Driver said tlie -deceased admitted to thai an operation had been performed.' but she declined to ray by whom After further evidence lad been given, the inquest, wa« t-irflrM" adjourned. to, enable the police to make additional enquiries. GORE. A!iv 20. A man named Andrew ~„ar , of age. a resident of the V, aim"ii Plain*, ""as found drowned in a 'agocii ne:"- Ma'anra river iiisihf. He had been suffering from the alter effects of influenza.